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Trends of Admissions Summary

A table showing annual Admissions Data from 2019 through 2023. Data is included on the number of students who applied, were accepted, and enrolled for each type of student: full-time freshmen, transfers/readmits, part-time, online undergraduate, online graduate, and graduate.
Chg from % chg
    2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 '22 to '23 '22 to '23
Applied*  
Undergraduate  
Full-time Freshmen 5,222 5,248 5,946 5,877 5,199 -678 -11.54%
Transfers/Readmits 741 585 527 606 339 -267 -44.06%
Part-time 114 81 54 43 28 -15 -34.88%
Online Undergraduate 298 231 148 233 110 -123 -52.79%
Undergraduate Total 6,375 6,145 6,675 6,759 5,676 -1,083 -16.02%
Graduate  
Online Graduate 239 346 402 457 342 -115 -25.16%
Graduate 709 480 411 427 536 109 25.53%
Graduate Total 948 826 813 884 878 -6 -0.68%
Total Applied* 7,323 6,971 7,488 7,643 6,554 -1,089 -14.25%
 
Accepted  
Undergraduate  
Full-time Freshmen 3,871 3,740 4,931 4,877 5,104 227 4.65%
Transfers/Readmits 434 366 322 358 324 -34 -9.50%
Part-time 75 52 37 30 28 -2 -6.67%
Online Undergraduate 190 163 70 133 107 -26 -19.55%
Undergraduate Total 4,570 4,321 5,360 5,398 5,563 165 3.06%
Graduate  
Online Graduate 172 255 252 290 342 52 17.93%
Graduate 340 259 214 183 205 22 12.02%
Graduate Total 512 514 466 473 547 74 15.64%
Total Accepted 5,082 4,835 5,826 5,871 6,110 239 4.07%
 
Enrolled (per census)  
Undergraduate  
Full-time Freshmen 629 519 601 557 519 -38 -6.82%
Transfers/Readmits 195 152 157 154 142 -12 -7.79%
Part-time 57 21 24 18 14 -4 -22.22%
Online Undergraduate 125 105 32 72 61 -11 -15.28%
Undergraduate Total 1,006 797 814 801 736 -65 -8.11%
Graduate  
Online Graduate 140 202 220 219 251 32 14.61%
Graduate 147 130 145 136 142 6 4.41%
Graduate Total 287 332 365 355 393 38 10.70%
Total Enrolled 1,293 1,129 1,179 1,156 1,129 -27 -2.34%

*Note: Beginning in Fall 2023, the count of 'Applied' reported is now calculated as total admits plus denied applications, and no longer includes partially complete or withdrawn applications.

 

Percent of Students Receiving Financial Aid (reporting fall numbers only)

A table showing the percent of undergraduate and graduate students who receive financial aid (fall numbers only) annually from 2018 through 2022
  Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022
Undergraduate 94% 95% 93% 96% 97%
Graduate 74% 70% 72% 66% 68%

 

Enrollment by Academic School, Fall 2023


A table showing the number of enrolled undergraduate and graduate students in each of the five academic schools in Fall 2023.
Enrollment by Academic School Fall 2023
Undergraduate Graduate
Arts & Sciences 615 81
Business 515 152
Communication 264 33
Conservatory 824 14
Education 105 696
2,323 976

Enrollment by Academic Department, Fall 2023

 

A table showing the number of enrolled undergraduate and graduate students in each of the sixteen academic departments in Fall 2023.
Fall 2023 Enrollment by Academic School/Department and Division
    Undergraduate Graduate Total
School of Arts & Sciences    
Criminal Justice & Intel Studies 1651 11 162
Literature, Culture & Society 120 0 120
Natural Sciences & Engr Tech 173 4 177
Psychology 145 66 211
Miscellaneous (Arts & Sciences) 26 0 26
  Total: 615 81 696
         
School of Business    
Business Analytics & Tech 128 0 128
Community Engage & Lead 27 61 88
Management 224 91 315
  Sports, Arts & Entertainment Mgt 136 0 136
Total: 515 152 667
         
School of Communication 264 33 297
  Total: 264 33 297
         
Conservatory of Performing Arts    
Cinema Arts 225 14 239
Dance 317 0 317
  Theatre 282 0 282
Total: 824 14 838
         
School of Education    
Leadership & Org Admin 7 428 435
Teaching & Learning 98 183 281
Miscellaneous (Education) 0 85 85
  Total: 105 696 801
     
Grand Total: 2,323 976 3,299

Student Enrollment Trends 2019-2023

 

A table showing Total Student Enrollment annually from 2019 through 2023, as measured by Fall Headcount, Fall FTE (Credit Hours), and Fall FTE (Full Time plus one-third Part Time).
Fall Headcount* Full-time Equivalancy (FTE)*   (using CrHrs) Full-time Equivalancy (FTE)*   (using FT+1/3PT)
  2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Undergraduate 3,100 2,791 2,575 2,418 2,323 2,814 2,560 2,435 2,290 2,202 2,784 2,537 2,418 2,272 2,181
Graduate 829 800 930 870 976 526 505 557 504.6 576.7 412 380 410.7 384 445
Total 3,929 3,591 3,505 3,288 3,299 3,340 3,065 2,992 2,794 2,779 3,196 2,917 2,828 2,656 2,626
           
* Fall headcount and FTE are based on census data. UG = FT Headcount + PT CrHrs/15 UG = FT + (1/3 PT)
GR = FT Headcount + PT CrHrs/10 GR = FT + (1/3 PT)
Enrollment Definitions
  • Student enrollment is described in terms of both headcount and FTE (Full-time Equivalence)
  • Student headcount is the count of individuals registered as of the census date.
  • Student FTE is calculated using two different methods:
Method 1:
  1. Undergraduate FTE = Full-Time headcount + (Part-Time Credit Hours/15)
  2. Graduate FTE = Full-Time headcount + (Part-Time Credit Hours/10)
Method 2: Undergraduate and Graduate FTE = Full-Time headcount + (1/3 Part-Time headcount)
  • Full-time Status – A student is classified as full-time if they maintain at least 12 undergraduate credits or 9 graduate credits.

Fall to Fall Retention Rates of New Students by Student Type

A table showing the percent of new students (by student type) who are retained from fall-to-fall annually from Fall 2018 to Fall 2022.
  F18 to F19 F19 to F20 F20 to F21 F21 to F22 F22 to F23
First-time, Full-time Freshmen 75% 73% 73% 73% 71%
Regular Part-time Undergraduates 50% 35% 40% 78% 100%
Full-time Undergraduate Transfers 81% 77% 64% 81% 79%
Graduate Students 88% 88% 77% 91% 83%
Online Undergraduate 70% 76% 73% 72% 65%
Online Graduate 77% 84% 87% 79% 86%

 

Four and Six Year Graduation Rates (of first-time, full-time freshmen)

A table showing the entering cohort of first-time, full-time freshman, annually from Fall 2013 through Fall 2017, along with the percent of students who graduated within 4 years and within 6 years. Data is provided by school, by department, and as a total.
  Fall 2017 cohort Fall 2016 cohort Fall 2015 cohort Fall 2014 cohort   Fall 2013 cohort  
  Entering # 4-year Grad Rate 6-year Grad Rate Entering # 4-year Grad Rate 6-year Grad Rate Entering # 4-year Grad Rate 6-year Grad Rate Entering # 4-year Grad Rate 6-year Grad Rate Entering # 4-year Grad Rate 6-year Grad Rate
Arts & Sciences 146 47% 56% 104 43% 52% 127 39% 49% 120 41% 48% 98 45% 57%
Humanities & Soc Sci 25 68% 72% 13 23% 31% 7 43% 43% 8 25% 25% 8 63% 75%
Literary Arts & Social Justice 9 56% 78% 5 60% 60% 16 63% 81% 11 64% 64% 8 38% 63%
Nat Sci & Eng Tech 39 46% 54% 28 43% 57% 46 28% 44% 47 40% 53% 33 52% 67%
Psychology 35 40% 46% 25 36% 40% 16 44% 50% 16  44% 50%  20 50%  55%
Crim Justice/Intl Std 38 40% 53% 33 55% 64% 42 41% 43% 38 37% 42% 29 31% 41%
                         
Business 103 53% 58% 110 45% 52% 107 51% 56% 106 43% 51% 75 51% 57%
Acct,Econ-Fin,Comp Sci 12 33% 50% 15 40% 53% 14 36% 50% 13 31% 39% 11    36%  46% 
Bus Mgmt 35 43% 46% 33 39% 42% 31 42% 45% 28 39% 50%  20   30%  35%
Sports,Arts,Ent Mgmt 56 64% 68% 62 48% 57% 62 60% 63% 65 46% 54%  44   64%   71%
                         
Conservatory 227 60% 66% 247 66% 68% 209 68% 72% 255 62% 64% 213 63% 67%
Dance 78 71% 73% 93 77% 81% 60 70% 73% 85 67% 68% 82 66% 70%
Cinema Arts 76 45% 58% 76 51% 54% 62 65% 76% 78 55% 60% 54 65% 69%
Theatre 73 63% 67% 78 67% 68% 87 68% 69% 92 63% 63% 77 58% 62%
                         
Communication 89 45% 54% 88 53% 57% 103 52% 57% 93 41% 47% 107 51% 58%
                         
Education 23 30% 52% 16 38% 63% 16 56% 75% 12 25% 42% 13 23% 62%
                   
Undecided majors 45 47% 56% 41 22% 37% 26 42% 54% 43 33% 47% 31 29% 36%
                   
Total 633 52% 60% 606 53% 59% 588 54% 61% 629 49% 55% 537 53% 60%
                         

 

 

Trends in Degrees Conferred

 

A table showing the number of degrees awarded from 2016 through 2023, by degree-level.
Changes
from 21-22 to 22-23
  2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 Count %   
Certificates 38 74 54 79 117 89 93 4 4.5%
Bachelors 664 669 658 631 612 590 529 -61 -10.3%
Masters 245 314 346 343 249 280 258 -22 -7.9%
Doctorates 15 14 36 41 45 54 59 5 9.3%
Total 962 1,071 1,094 1,094 1,023 1,013 939 -74 -7.3%